FIGURE DRAWING FOR ALL ITS WORTH ANDREW LOOMISCONTENTS, INCLUDING ILLUSTRATIONS AN OPENING CHAT 6 1. THE APPROACH TO FIGURE DRAWING 21 Observe Your Surroundings 22, The Nude as a Basis 28 ‘What Is Line? By Beginners’ Work 25 TALUSTRATIONS Ideal Proportion, Male 26 Ideal Proportion, Female a7 Various Standards of Proportion 28 Idea! Proportions at Various Ages 29 ‘The Flat Diagram 30 The Flat Diagram aL Quick Set-up of Proportions 32 Proportions by Arcs and Heud Units 33 Proportion in Relation to the Horizon a ‘The John and Mary Problems 35 Finding Proportion at Any Spot in Your Picture 36 “Hanging” Figures on the Horizon 37 We Begin to Draw: First the Mannikin Frame Movement in the Mannikin Frame 39 Details of the Mannikin Frame 40 Experimenting with the Mannikin Frame 4 Outlines in Relation to Solid Form 2 The Mannikin Figure 48 ILLUSTRATIONS Adding Bulk to the Frame “4 Adding Perspective to the Solid Mannikin 45 Ares of Movement in Perspective 4 Placing the Mannikin at Any Spot or Level 4aCONTENTS, INCLUDING ILLUSTRATIONS Drawing the Mannikin from Any Viewpoint 48 Combining Arcs of Movement with the Box 49 Landmarks You Should Know 50 Landmarks You Should Know 51 Sketching the Figure in Action from Imagination 52 Draw Some of These, But Draw Many of Your Own 53 The Female Mannikin 54 Sketches 55, ‘The Mate and Female Skeletons 56 Il. THE BONES AND MUSCLES 87 Requirements of Successful Figure Drawing. 58 Important Bones 59 Muscles on the Front of the Figure 60 Muscles on the Back of the Figure él Muscles of the Arm, Front View 62 Muscles of the Arm, Varied Views 63 Muscles of the Leg, Pront View 64 Muscles of the Leg, Back and Side View 65 Now Just Play with Whut You Have Learned 66 try Building Vigures without Model or Copy or III. BLOCK FORMS, PLANES, FORESHORTENING, AND LIGHTING 68 Foreshortening and Lighting «9 ALcsTRATIONS Block Forms Help to Develop Your Sense of Bulk ony Feel Free to Invent Your Owen Blocks a How To Use an Art-Store Wooden Mannikin 72 Quick Sketches jrom the Wooden Mannikin B Foseshortening 74 Some Pen Sketches for Noreshortening 75 Planes 76 Planes 7 Lighting 8